Electives

Students will be exposed to ensemble singing, vocal technique, development of polyphonic singing style, as well as blending of melodic and harmonic parts.  They will be exposed to different genres of music to fulfill their required music component, as well as prepare for continuing study in high school.

Concert Band is a performing ensemble made up of students in the 6-8th grade.  Students are either continuing their musical study from the elementary level, beginning musical study on a new instrument, or are playing an instrument for the first time.

Students will learn and develop skills in lifetime sports and fitness activities.  These activities can be done individually, in small groups, and can be done throughout your lifetime.  Activities and sports will vary and may include offerings such as pickleball, badminton, handball, foursquare, disc golf, and more. 

In this elective, students will spend a portion of class using dynamic warmup activities that the students have created.  Students will then participate in varying physical education activities and sports that promote their personal fitness while working towards individualized fitness goals.

Students will create and compete in different problem- solving activities.  Students will be engaged in hands-on activities, learning to build a bottle rocket, mouse trap cars, bridges, and an egg drop competition.

Ever feel overwhelmed by the challenging workload of Middle School? We will work on improving your organizational skills to better manage your assigned tasks as well as identifying and correcting poor homework habits.

In this elective, students will engage in different programming and robotic competitions using Vex IQ robots. They will use vex pieces to design, build and test different robots to complete different challenges. 

Would you like to buy a sports car? Would you like to live in a mansion? You can make this happen in our mini-economy. Create your own business, earn a paycheck, and beat out competitors while learning how money works in this fun and challenging elective.

Would you be interested in designing your own website based on your favorite interests such as history, science, and more? This will be a project-based course that teaches students how to build their own web pages. Students will create their own websites using Google Sites. If you enjoy technology, this may be for you!

This elective will begin to look into the ever-changing world of Digital Media with a focus on Photography.  Projects will include, but are not limited to: Digital Photography, Graphic Design, Product Photography, Portrait Photography, and Animation.  We will be exploring programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe illustrator, and various other computer-based programs.  We will also be using your photos for the yearbook. 

**Digital Media 1 is a prerequisite for this class, meaning you have to have taken it before taking this class**

Did you enjoy the Digital Media Elective? Did you enjoy exploring Photography and the DSLR camera? This elective will look into more advanced photography and digital video projects. We will be exploring different methods of expressing your creativity while exploring  different digital art programs and devices.

Come join us to explore Spanish speaking countries, dialects, and culture; all the while collecting stamps in their passports for each country “visited.”  Students will complete projects, give presentations, and most importantly use their Spanish! 

If you love all things math, come join Math Madness! Students will complete math projects, solve mathematical riddles and puzzles and use mathematical thinking to improve strategy. Students will work on creating coordinate plane images, tessellations and more.

This elective provides students the opportunity to build self-confidence, character and leadership.  Students will work on a variety of projects that promote life skills that may include: nutrition and food preparation, sewing, designing, budgeting and career exploration.